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What do MVP and PVA mean? |
In this case, it does not mean “most valuable player,” but in population studies, the MVP is the minimum viable population size—the smallest number of individuals needed to perpetuate a population, subpopulation, or species. PVAs (population viability analyses) are especially helpful in predicting the MVP and is considered a process of identifying the threats faced by a species, then evaluating the likelihood that it will persist for a given time into the future or go extinct.